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Novice looking to create a perfect lawn
joeglover
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I have a perfectly reasonable lawn - it's green and has mud underneath. However, I see other perfect lawns and defo get lawn envy. Specifically I mean there are no patches, dark green colour, and weed free.
Seeing this perfectly reasonable lawn - what are the things I could, and should be doing to take it to the next level?
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It doesn't look that weed-ridden. You could go round and remove any weeds by hand, there are various tools available to help you but you probably already own a pointed trough and that should be good enough.
In the spaces left behind sprinkle some grass seed (cover with a little soil and water). It looks like you have lots of different types of grass growing at different speeds (these could be slightly worn patches too, it's hard to tell from the photo, sprinkle these with grass seed too). Ideally you want the same grass across the plot but if you cut it regularly that shouldn't be so much of an issue.
I do find that when it's warm and wet as the grass grows so quickly it's prudent to let it get a bit longer to improve the overall health. You might want to feed it too.
Of course if you want it perfect, and you can afford it, just lay turf over what you already have!
Thank you Bob - appreciate it!
I remember the words of a client :
" the road to the perfect lawn is the same road to that of bankruptcy"
Hah. If it stays the same - that's fine too
Having a perfect lawn can often mean a lot of work Joe!
As Bob has said - deal with the weeds - whether by hand or using a weed and feed product, cut regularly - not scalping it, but only taking about a third of the height off, and give it a feed (liquid seaweed is ideal) during the season if it needs it. If the drainage is poor - you can fork it over or use one of those hollow tined doodahs to remove a core of soil, and you then brush coarse sand down into those holes. That helps drainage.
You'll have a perfectly nice 'green space' if you do that - without breaking the bank
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Appreciate it! Looks like I have my answer